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Debt financing
Korea debt financing faces woes as $34 bn in corporate bonds mature in H1
South Korea’s financial markets will see nearly 50 trillion won ($34 billion) in corporate bonds mature in the first half of next year —...
Dec 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea Inc. to face refunding risks with record corporate bond maturities
South Korean companies are expected to face refunding risks thanks to record corporate bond maturities in the first half of 2025, as fundraising con...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group denies liquidity crisis rumors to calm bond holders
Lotte Group on Thursday denied liquidity crisis rumors sparked by Lotte Chemical Corp.'s struggle to meet a bond redemption request after the South ...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Financial builds disaster response system
South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group announced on Sunday that it established a disaster response system to provide swift and substantial assistance...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Liquidity crisis looms at S.Korea’s M Capital amid project financing debacle
South Korea's financing and finance leasing firm M Capital Co. is facing a growing risk of liquidity crunch as its attempts to refinance maturing de...
May 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
VC firm DSC Investment forms Korea's largest secondary fund
South Korean asset manager DSC Investment has formed the country’s largest-ever fund for venture capital secondaries to explore opportunities ...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sovereign bonds
Mirae Asset to sell Korean treasuries to retail investors
The South Korean government on Monday tapped Mirae Asset Securities Co. as the brokerage chosen to sell treasury bonds, the sale of which will be la...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
The North Face supplier Youngone lends $177 mn to Scott
Youngone Corp., a South Korean clothing manufacturer to global outdoor brands like The North Face and Patagonia, said on Thursday it has decided to ...
Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield puts Conrad Seoul on market at over $370 mn
Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean bond market squeezed by maturing debt, new issues
South Korea’s corporate bond market is saddled with a massive amount of debt due later this year and a surge in banks' new bond issues, amid h...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Hanjin KAL to sell off its Waikiki Resort Hotel at $108 mn
South Korea’s Hanjin KAL Corp. will sell the assets owned by its Hawaii-based subsidiary Waikiki Resort Hotel Inc. to US company AHI-CLG LLC a...
Sep 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt financing
Korea Investment 1st Korean broker to sell samurai bonds
Korea Investment & Securities Co. on Friday became the first South Korean brokerage company to sell samurai bonds, raising 20 billion yen ($145 ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private debt
Korean app market One Store to raise $151 mn for Kiwoom's exit
One Store Co., a South Korean homegrown app store, is slated to attract more than 200 billion won ($151.3 million) as its 100 billion won loan, whic...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec to expand foundry business to tackle TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest foundry company, is set to expand production technology of chips for automobiles, sensors ...
Oct 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea firms reconsider bond sale plans on surging yields
South Korean companies are hesitating to raise funds on surging corporate bond yields. More firms are repaying existing debt and have postponed new ...
Mar 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Hana Alternative logs over 9% return on US residential project
South Korea's Hana Alternative Assets Management Co. is estimated to have achieved an annualized return of 9.83% from the $51.5 million mezzanine lo...
Jul 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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